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“Meta serial killer thriller plus interview and short stories by Shintaro Kago.”
Fraction
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6.73
14,319 rank · 9,215 readers · 87 favorites
Psychological
Horror
Mystery
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Synopsis
Meta serial killer thriller plus interview and short stories by Shintaro Kago.
The first half of the book is made up by the titular story, a serial killer thriller that gets all kinds of meta and crazy as it progresses. The second half of the book consists of a short interview with Kago (and Ryuichi Kasumi, a Japanese crime fiction writer) and a number of short stories. (Source: Caterpillar)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.94
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.67
Running avg · Feb 2019 → Apr 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “"Fraction" provides an intriguing deconstruction of mystery conventions and a fascinating metanarrative that defies expectations, effectively blending dark mystery with graphic gore and twisted...”
- 7 “Fraction is a brilliant, meta-narrative work of art that masterfully uses literary illusions to twist the reader's perception, while the final story, "Voracious Itches," delivers the visceral,...”
- 9 “Fraction is a brilliant, meta-commentary masterpiece that subverts traditional manga conventions and keeps me guessing with its unpredictable, perverse genius. While the accompanying one-shots are...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Fraction begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Jan 2009 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M18118 catalog